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bcoz the food goes in the food pipe and the air we breathe it goes in the wind pipe . the body automatically takes out the food incase the food enters in the body and that is why sometimes we laugh and eat so we get a sudden cough
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∙ 16y agoYour brain. Humans, like most animals, are hard wired with some information at birth such as swallowing and breathing.
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∙ 9y agoThe epiglottis keeps food from entering the lungs. The epiglottis is a flap of tissue that is located at the entrance of the larynx.
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What keeps food and water from entering the frogs lungs?
the eustachian tube
What keeps food and water from entering the frogs lungs inside?
the eustachian tube
What is the medical term meaning food or liquid entering the lungs?
Aspiration is the medical term meaning food or liquid entering the lungs.
The flap that keeps food out of the lungs?
uvula
What keeps food masses from entering the respiratory system?
The epiglottis is the flap that prevents food and water from entering the trachea.
A thin plate that stops food from entering your lungs?
epiglottis
What keeps food from going down your lungs?
epiglottis
What keeps food and water from entering the lung?
the eustachian tube
How does the epiglottis?
epiglottis closed up to protect food from entering the lungs
If both food and air enters your mout what keeps your lungs functioning?
whats prevents food from going down your lungs
What is the name of the organ that keeps food from going into the lungs?
The epiglottis
What keeps food entering the nasal cavity during swallowing?
jaquasia
